Means for hanging awnings.



, skis MEANS FOR HAN GAWNINGS.

(Application filed Aug. 27, 1900.)

Patented Nov. II, 1902.

(No Model.)

UNITED STATES.

PATENT OFFICE.

' CIIARLESJ. GRAF, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

MEANS FoR HANGING AWNINGS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 713,299,dated November 11, 1902.

Application filed August 27,1900. Serial 28,118. (No model.) I

, following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompany- Ing drawings, forming part of this specification.

ing awnings simply and efliciently.

\ .The manner of mounting awnings as heretoforemounted has been such as to be objectionable to the owners of buildingsto which they are applied in that the methods employed have been such as to materially deface the frameworkof the buildings, causing damage thereto and rendering the framework unsightly by reason of suchdamage. This is most particularly true. with regard to residences, upon which marring marks are more noticeable than upon other descriptions of buildings.

It is the object of my invention to provide a simple hanging means in the use of which the framework will be affected to the slightest extent. I

My invention consists in features of novelty hereinafter fully described, and pointed out in the claim. I

Figure I is a perspective view illustrating my improved awning a plied to a. building. Fig. II is an enlarged sectional view showing one of the awning-hangers. Fig.'III is a view illustrating the arrangement of the awninghangers as applied to a curved awning. Fig.

IV is a sectional view similar to Fig. II, showing one of the hangers applied to the under side of the top of a window or door frame.

A designates a window-frame to which my awning is shown applied. 1 1 designates the awning, having its frame 7 connected to'guide-rods 2, of common form.

The upper edge of the awning is "provided with a pocket 3, that receives a rod 4, of metal or other suitable material.

5,'and'6 designate the two jaws of clamps,

.said jaws being connected by hinge-pins 7,

passing therethrough. Each of the clampjaws 5 and 6 is apertured, as, seen .in Fig. II,

to receive binding-screws 8, that are adapted to pass through the clamps and into thewindow or door frame or other portion of a building to which the awning is applied. The free ends of the clamp-jaws5 and 6 are curved toward each other, as seen most clearly in Fig. II, so as to form sockets that will receive and confine the rod 4 in the pocket 3 at the upper edge of the awning;

In mounting the awning upon a building the usual guides 2 are placed in position to receive the connection of the awning-frame in the ordinary manner. The clamps of the hinged jaws 5 and 6 are placed in the proper positions above the opening to which the awning is applied, and such clamps are supported by passing the binding-screws 8 through the jaws into the framework by which the awning is to be supported. Previous to the binding-screws 8 being inserted to their fullest extent the pocket 3 at the upper edge of the awning and the rod therein are inserted between the free ends of the clamp-jaws, and the binding-screws are then turned tightly into their seats, causing each outer clampjaw. 6 to be carried inwardly toward the inner jaw'5 to clamp the rod 4 firmly and support it with the upper edge of the awning.

When it is desired to remove the awning, it is only necessary to loosen the binding-screws 8 and the clamps are relieved to permit the withdrawal of the edge of the awning and the rod 4 therein. I After the awning has been removed the clamps maybe permitted to remain in position ready to receive the awning the next time it is to be hung, or such clamps may be easily removed upon the extraction of the binding-screws 8. Q

In Fig. III, I have shown the hangingclamps applied to a curved window-frame, illustrating the adaptability of my hanging means to an awning of shape corresponding to theshape of the frame shown. I

In Fig. IV, I have shown one of the hanging-clamps applied to the under face of a window-frame, illustrating the adaptability of the hanger in such position.

I claim as my invention- The combination with an awning having a pocket at its upper edge and a rod in said pocket, of a suspension plate 5 straight throughout its length nd having an upturned lower end, and a cla ping-plate 6 hinged to the upper end of the plate 5 having its lower iiig and supporting screw adapted to pass end bent outwardly then downwardly in a. through said openings to clamp the said 10 semicylindrical form in cross-section, thus hinged plates firmly together and support the forming with the lower upturned end of the whole structure in position.

plate 5 a cylindrical clamp, in which the rod CHARLES J. GRAF. in the pocket of the awning is adapted to fit I In presence of V r and be clamped, openings through both of E. S. KNIGHT, said plates, coinciding,andacombined clampl M. P. SMITH. 

